MIDLAND MP Tom Watson has found new love – four months after announcing that his marriage had ended.

Mr Watson, Labour MP for West Bromwich East, declared that he had separated from his wife, Siobhan, in April.

The couple, who had been married for 11 years, have two children.

Siobhan was also his constituency secretary.

The politician has led the campaign to expose alleged phone hacking at News International – publishers of The Sun and the now defunct, News of the World.

Mr Watson said the “pressures” of taking on Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers were responsible for his marriage break-up.

It was reported that no one else was involved.

Now, it is claimed that Mr Watson has formed a friendship with Stephanie Peacock who – at the age of 25 – is 20 years his junior.

Ms Peacock is a former chairwoman of Young Labour in the West Midlands.

She is said to have accompanied Mr Watson to two Labour weddings this summer.

The first – in May – was the second marriage of London Leyton MP John Cryer to Ellie Reeves – the sister of Leeds West MP Rachel Reeves, tipped as future Labour leader.

The second – last month – was between one-time GMTV hostess Gloria de Piero – now Labour MP for Ashfield, Nottinghamshire – to journalist James Robinson.

It has been reported that Mr Watson appeared to be ‘very happy’ in Ms Peacock’s company.

In April Mr Watson, aged 45, also blamed ‘aggressive’ media intrusion into his life for the break up of his marriage.

He said: “I’m very sad to admit the failure of my marriage. I tried my very best to hold things together but the pressure of the hacking scandal inquiry has taken its toll.”

Mr Watson controversially accused James Murdoch of acting like a ‘mafia boss’ whose company operated ‘omerta’ – a code of silence to cover up criminal behaviour – during one House of Commons select committee hearing about phone hacking allegations.

The allegations are currently being scrutinised by Lord Justice Leveson.

So thorough has Mr Watson’s research being into News International that he even flew to Los Angeles to attend the annual general meeting of its parent company News Corporation in October 2011.

Parliamentary records showed that the £6,300 cost of the three day trip was paid for by trade union Unite.

He previously courted controversy when he branded Education Secretary Michael Gove a “miserable pipsqueak of a man” in the House of Commons.

It came after Mr Gove apologies over the bungled announcement to scrap the £55 billion Building Schools for the Future programme.

Repeated mistakes in an official list meant nine schools in Sandwell, West Midlands, wrongly believed they would get new classrooms.

The funding was later withdrawn.

Last night, Mr Watson declined to comment on his alleged relationship with Ms Peacock.